Railroad-rail brace



1,501,319 "J. R. DOOLEY RAILROAD RAIL BRAGE Filed Oct. 11 1923 Invervbb-r Joseph R Dooley Patented July 15, 1924.

sr'rss 1,501,319 PT-ENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH R. DOOLEY, OF MOBILE, ALABAMA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 CORNELIUS W. VINK, OF MOBILE, ALABAMA.

RAILROAD-RAIL BRAGE.

Application filed October 11, 1923. Serial No. 667,883.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH R. DOOLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mobile, in the county of Mobile and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Rail Braces, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in railroad rail braces,

and it has for its objects among others to provide a simple, yet eflicient form of brace that can be quickly and easily slipped into place, and which will be sure to be properly seated even should there be a slight difference in the height of the rail. The brace is so formed as to insure a wedging effect, and in one-form is designed for use in connection with different sized rails. The latter form is particularly desirable and is economical when substituting or replacing eighty or ninety pound rails for the one hundred pound rails, and then need not be discarded when rails are to be replaced for lighter trackage.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear and the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings which, with the numerals'of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a view showing in perspective the application of one form of the invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan with the brace about to be inserted and the web of the rail in horizontal section.

Figure 3 is a perspective view with the rail in section showing the application of an other form of brace.

Figure 4: is a face view of the form of brace seen in Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Figure 4, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawings- 1 designates a tie and 2 a rail.

3 is a rail plate or chair upon which the flange of the rail rests and forms the foundation of the brace. This plate 3 is formed with openings 4 for the reception of spikes 5, these openings being formed at one end of the plate and at this end the plate is formed with a transverse upstanding lug 6 which overhangs the upper fa at the plate upon which the base of the rail rests and this overhang is formed with a groove which is tapered or wedge shaped transversely of the lug as seen in Figures 1,2 and 3. In the base of the plate 3 adjacent the inner face of this grooved lug is an elongated opening 8, see Figure 2 for the reception of a spike 9, the said base being formed also with a slot 10 which extends in the direction of the length of the plate and is adapted to receive a spike 11, see Figure 2. At its opposite end the plate 3 is formed with the transverse upstanding lug 12 provided with the groove 13 to receive the adjacent flange 14 of the base of the rail, as seen in Figures 1, 2 and 3. The base of the plate at this end is formed with spike openings for the reoep tion of the spikes 15, the heads of which are seated in the notches 16 as seen clearly in Figures 2 and 3. These notches are formed in the upper face of the lug 12 in alignment with the spike openings, as will be evident from Figure 2. V

The under face of the plate 3 may be provided with any kind of projections or serrations (not shown) to prevent slipping.

17 is the brace; in the form seen in Figures 1 and 2 it is formed with a beveled edge 18 to engage under the tread of the rail as shown in Figure 1, while its opposite or lower edge is inclined with reference to the upper edge and angular with reference to the body of the brace as seen at 19 in Figure 1 so as to make the brace, as a whole, wedge shaped. This lower edge is formed with a spike hole 20 to receive the spike 9.

In practice, the rail having been placed in position on the plate 3 as shown, the plate having been secured to the tie, the spikes 11 and 15 are driven in to secure the base of the rail firmly in position on the plate, and then the brace plate 17 is placed in position with its lower end resting on the base of the plate and its angular portion 19 inserted in the groove 7 as seen in Figure 2, and then driven up tight when by the wedging action thus produced the brace will be c This form of brace will be found partiou.

larly eificaciolis as a brace for the rails in switches and curves.

In Figure 4 is shown a triangular brace member which is well adapted for use with rails of different sizes. This brace member 21 has each of its sides formed with an angular portion, the equivalent ofthe angular portion 19 of the forlnjust above described, the acting faces 22, 23 and 24 -of the said angular portions 25, 26 and 27 being of dif ferent lengths as seen in Figure 4, and each of these portions formed with a spike opening 20. At the ape'X' of each angle the portions'25, 26 and 21ers oppositely beveled as seen at 28 and 29, thus forming substantially strai'ghtsides hich take under the tread of the rail in the same upper edge of the brace 17 ure 1. i

The faces of the triangular brace being of different lengths it will be readily seen how they coact with rails of different sizes. This form of brace is applied in the same way as the form shown in Figures 1 and 2, the angled edge engaging in the tapered groove of the lug 6 of the base plate and the brace being driven up and held by the spike as in the other form. v

Modifications in detail may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

What is claimed as new is 1. As a new article of manufacture, a

way that the does in Figrailroad rail brace substantially fiat and having an angled side tapered with relation to its gppo'site side and forming a wedge-shaped race.

2. As an improved article of manufacture, a railroad rail brace substantially flat and constituting a wedge, said brace having a plurality of sides of different length and disposed angularly from the corners thereof and angularly with relation to the body portion of the brace.

3. As an improved article of manufacture a railroad rail brace substantially flat and having a plurality of sides of different lengths and each having an angled terminal to {oi-ma wedge shaped portion.

4-. As a new article of manufacture a railroad rail brace having a plurality of sides each with an angled terminal.

5. A base plate having a longitudinally tapered groove, and a substantially flat brace having one side tapered to form a wedge for cooperation with said groove.

6. A base plate having an overhanging lug with tapered groove, and a brace mem ber substantially flat and having a tapered portion to engage under the tread of a rail, and a side with a tapered angled terminal to engage in said groove whereby the plate as a whole is wedge shaped and adapted to be driven to place. H i

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOSEPH R. DOOLEY. 

